NEWMILNS ENTERPRISE COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC504507 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-28
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-14➖KELLY, Robert resigneddirector
- 2024-05-14➖SHARP, John Anthony resigneddirector
- 2024-05-13➕JOHNSON, Mary Morton appointeddirector
- 2024-05-13➕VINCENT, Graham William appointeddirector
- 2024-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-28🏢Company incorporatedAs NEWMILNS ENTERPRISE COMPANY LIMITED
- 2015-04-28➕KELLY, Robert appointeddirector
- 2015-04-28➕SHARP, John Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Graham William Vincent Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest | 13/05/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Anthony Sharpceased 14/05/2024· significant influence · trust interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-04-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
4 Brown Street
Newmilns
Ayrshire
KA16 9AA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-15
Last: 2025-05-01
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
JOHNSON, Mary Morton→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2024-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VINCENT, Graham William→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KELLY, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2015-04-28 · resigned 2024-05-14
SHARP, John Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2015-04-28 · resigned 2024-05-14
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Recent filings (29 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06